01-07-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com

US bond yields nosedived to a record low

Stocks are rallying ever so slightly on a relatively quiet pre-holiday trading day, while US bond yields sunk to record lows overnight and gold has added to its recent rally.
As of 1:50 p.m. ET, the Dow was up 20.44 points, for a 0.11% gain. The S&P 500 was up just 3.40 points, or 0.16%, while Nasdaq was higher by 16.59 points, a 0.34% jump.
The quiet comes after three straight days of climbing stocks that have left averages above their levels from before the UK's Brexit vote
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